Upjohn Research

Title

Against the Tide: Household Structure, Opportunities, and Outcomes among White and Minority Youth

Authors

Carolyn J. Hill, Georgetown University
Harry J. Holzer, Georgetown University
Henry Chen, Harvard Business School

Year

2009

Abstract

The authors examine the effects of household structure on young adults and how these effects might have contributed to the negative trends in educational and employment outcomes observed for young minorities over time.

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Outcomes for Young Adults in Two Cohorts
3. Household Structure and Young Adult Outcomes
4. Other Correlates of Household Structure and Their Effects on Outcomes
5. Conclusion

Citation

Hill, Carolyn J., Harry J. Holzer, and Henry Chen. 2009. Against the Tide: Household Structure, Opportunities, and Outcomes among White and Minority Youth. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

ISBN

9780880993418 (pbk.) ; 9780880993425 (cloth)

Subject Areas

EDUCATION and TRAINING; Early childhood; Childcare; K-12 Education; UNEMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, and POVERTY; Poverty and income support; Income support programs; Low wage labor markets